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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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14 December 1832 | 290/422 | 68.72 | |
Whig | 162 | 55.86 | |
Radical | 128 | 44.14 | |
Majority | 34 | 11.72 | |
9 January 1835 | 312/471 | 66.24 | |
Whig | 211 | 67.63 | |
Conservative Party | 101 | 32.37 | |
Majority | 110 | 35.26 | |
26 July 1837 | 523 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
1 July 1841 | 370/572 | 64.69 | |
Whig | 262 | 70.81 | |
Conservative Party | 108 | 29.19 | |
Majority | 154 | 41.62 | |
31 July 1847 | 352/574 | 61.32 | |
Whig | 239 | 67.90 | |
Conservative Party | 113 | 32.10 | |
Majority | 126 | 35.80 | |
13 December 1847 Death of Herbert Curteis. | |||
23 December 1847 | 574 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
27 March 1848 Petition - election declared void. | |||
6 April 1848 | |||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
9 July 1852 | 448/562 | 79.72 | |
Whig | 240 | 53.57 | |
Conservative Party | 208 | 46.43 | |
Majority | 32 | 7.14 | |
May 1853 Petition - election declared void. | |||
23 May 1853 | 400/508 | 78.74 | |
Peelite | 216 | 54.00 | |
Conservative Party | 184 | 46.00 | |
Majority | 32 | 8.00 | |
27 March 1857 | 462 | ||
Peelite | Unopposed |   | |
29 April 1859 | 470 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
12 July 1865 | 352/373 | 94.37 | |
Liberal Party | 180 | 51.14 | |
Conservative Party | 172 | 48.86 | |
Majority | 8 | 2.27 | |
1865 Petition - dismissed. | |||
18 November 1868 | 1,012/1,208 | 83.77 | |
Conservative Party | 513 | 50.69 | |
Liberal Party | 499 | 49.31 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.38 | |
4 February 1874 | 1,136/1,287 | 88.27 | |
Conservative Party | 597 | 52.55 | |
Liberal Party | 539 | 47.45 | |
Majority | 58 | 5.11 | |
1 April 1880 | 1,244/1,389 | 89.56 | |
Liberal Party | 626 | 50.32 | |
Conservative Party | 618 | 49.68 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.64 | |
3 December 1885 | 8,829/10,304 | 85.69 | |
Conservative Party | 4,526 | 51.26 | |
Liberal Party | 4,303 | 48.74 | |
Majority | 223 | 2.53 | |
10 July 1886 | 7,686/10,304 | 74.59 | |
Conservative Party | 4,592 | 59.74 | |
Liberal Party | 3,094 | 40.26 | |
Majority | 1,498 | 19.49 | |
12 July 1892 | 8,687/11,159 | 77.85 | |
Conservative Party | 4,699 | 54.09 | |
Liberal/Labour | 3,988 | 45.91 | |
Majority | 711 | 8.18 | |
18 July 1895 | 11,460 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
12 October 1900 | 8,263/11,856 | 69.69 | |
Conservative Party | 5,376 | 65.06 | |
Liberal Party | 2,887 | 34.94 | |
Majority | 2,489 | 30.12 | |
1903 Resignation of Arthur Brookfield on appointment as HM Consul at Montevideo, Uruguay. | |||
17 March 1903 | 9,286/12,543 | 74.03 | |
Liberal Party | 4,910 | 52.88 | |
Conservative Party | 4,376 | 47.12 | |
Majority | 534 | 5.75 | |
19 January 1906 | 11,086/12,842 | 86.33 | |
Conservative Party | 6,122 | 55.22 | |
Liberal Party | 4,964 | 44.78 | |
Majority | 1,158 | 10.45 | |
19 January 1910 | 12,102/13,746 | 88.04 | |
Conservative Party | 7,352 | 60.75 | |
Liberal Party | 4,750 | 39.25 | |
Majority | 2,602 | 21.50 | |
12 December 1910 | 11,134/13,746 | 81.00 | |
Conservative Party | 6,673 | 59.93 | |
Liberal Party | 4,461 | 40.07 | |
Majority | 2,212 | 19.87 | |
14 December 1918 | 14,412/27,153 | 53.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 10,378 | 72.01 | |
Liberal Party | 4,034 | 27.99 | |
Majority | 6,344 | 44.02 | |
15 November 1922 | 18,410/29,490 | 62.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,922 | 59.33 | |
Liberal Party | 7,488 | 40.67 | |
Majority | 3,434 | 18.65 | |
6 December 1923 | 20,818/29,995 | 69.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,167 | 53.64 | |
Liberal Party | 9,651 | 46.36 | |
Majority | 1,516 | 7.28 | |
29 October 1924 | 22,160/31,103 | 71.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,871 | 67.11 | |
Liberal Party | 7,289 | 32.89 | |
Majority | 7,582 | 34.21 | |
30 May 1929 | 31,764/43,966 | 72.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,061 | 56.86 | |
Liberal Party | 10,198 | 32.11 | |
Labour Party | 3,505 | 11.03 | |
Majority | 7,863 | 24.75 | |
27 October 1931 | 46,080 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 31,766/49,498 | 64.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,604 | 71.16 | |
Liberal Party | 9,162 | 28.84 | |
Majority | 13,442 | 42.32 | |
5 July 1945 | 33,645/47,547 | 70.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,701 | 58.56 | |
Labour Party | 7,414 | 22.04 | |
Liberal Party | 6,530 | 19.41 | |
Majority | 12,287 | 36.52 | |
New | |||
26 May 1955 | 39,060/53,223 | 73.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,500 | 72.96 | |
Labour Party | 10,560 | 27.04 | |
Majority | 17,940 | 45.93 | |
8 October 1959 | 42,373/54,599 | 77.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,465 | 64.82 | |
Liberal Party | 7,549 | 17.82 | |
Labour Party | 7,359 | 17.37 | |
Majority | 19,916 | 47.00 | |
15 October 1964 | 45,518/58,777 | 77.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,240 | 59.84 | |
Liberal Party | 10,264 | 22.55 | |
Labour Party | 8,014 | 17.61 | |
Majority | 16,976 | 37.30 | |
31 March 1966 | 46,168/60,965 | 75.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,056 | 58.60 | |
Liberal Party | 9,957 | 21.57 | |
Labour Party | 9,155 | 19.83 | |
Majority | 17,099 | 37.04 | |
18 June 1970 | 50,278/68,013 | 73.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,300 | 64.24 | |
Labour Party | 9,031 | 17.96 | |
Liberal Party | 8,947 | 17.80 | |
Majority | 23,269 | 46.28 | |
28 February 1974 | 58,014/71,843 | 80.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,591 | 57.90 | |
Liberal Party | 17,456 | 30.09 | |
Labour Party | 6,967 | 12.01 | |
Majority | 16,135 | 27.81 | |
10 October 1974 | 53,642/72,249 | 74.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,511 | 56.88 | |
Liberal Party | 14,828 | 27.64 | |
Labour Party | 8,303 | 15.48 | |
Majority | 15,683 | 29.24 | |
3 May 1979 | 56,625/73,416 | 77.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,516 | 62.72 | |
Liberal Party | 12,438 | 21.97 | |
Labour Party | 6,852 | 12.10 | |
Ecology Party | 1,267 | 2.24 | |
National Front | 552 | 0.97 | |
Majority | 23,078 | 40.76 | |